U.S. seizes al Qaeda figure indicted in 1998 Africa embassy bombings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior al Qaeda figure Anas al-Liby, indicted by the United States for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, was captured in Libya by a U.S. team and is in American custody, U.S. officials said o…
U.S. source confirms operation in Somalia against Shabaab militant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government source confirmed on Saturday that American military forces conducted an operation in Somalia targeting a member of the militant group al Shabaab, but could provide no further details.
Brazil opposition leaders join forces against Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Two of Brazil’s most popular opposition leaders joined forces on Saturday in an unexpected alliance that shakes up next year’s election and could pose a major challenge to President Dilma Rousseff at a time when the economy is sput…
Obama says Iran a year or more from nuclear weapon capability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes Iran is a year or a more away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, President Barack Obama said in an interview with the Associated Press released on Saturday, although he described the estimate …
Suicide bombers target Iraq Shi’ites, killing 60
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers targeted Shi’ite Muslims in Iraq on Saturday, killing 60 people on the eve of the anniversary of one of their imams’ deaths, police and medics said on Saturday.
Israeli child seriously wounded in West Bank settlement shooting
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A nine-year-old Israeli girl was shot and seriously wounded in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in what police said was a suspected Palestinian militant attack.
Assad says will not negotiate with armed rebels: magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a German magazine he would not negotiate with rebels until they laid down their arms, and said his most powerful ally Russia supported his government more than ever.
Venezuela vows crackdown on ‘currency tourists’
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government plans to use fingerprint machines at airports to try to root out no-shows who buy tickets to scam travel-related currency controls without even flying, in the latest symptom of Venezuela’s econo…
Kenya says al Qaeda-trained Sudanese man helped lead mall attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s government said a Sudanese man trained by al Qaeda was among the leaders of a raid on a Nairobi shopping mall in which at least 67 people were killed, the worst attack in the country in 15 years.
Somali militants say Western forces raid base and kill fighter
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali al Shabaab militants said on Saturday British and Turkish special forces had raided a coastal town overnight, killing a rebel fighter, but that a British officer had also been killed and others wounded.
